A B C Brainstorm • Before reading, activate your prior knowledge. • Think of everything you know about the topic. • Try to think of one thing for each letter of the alphabet! • • • • • • • • • • • • • A B C D E F G H I J K L M • • • • • • • • • • • • • N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z How did you do? • Did you manage to think of something for every letter? • This might help you when you come to difficult words in the text. • It may also help you to understand some of the ideas in the text. • Enjoy reading!